Comparison

Spending Tracker vs Spendington

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spending Tracker

Easily track your expenses using voice, photos, or typing. Visualize spending trends with instant charts and reports. Share expenses with family or export data for taxes.

Highlights
  • Voice and photo expense logging
  • Instant spending trend visibility
  • iCloud sync and team sharing
  • Advanced reporting and export
  • Smart categorization
  • Receipt scanning
Features
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Cash Compass is a private expense tracker for iPhone. No bank logins, no account connections, no data sold — you log what you spend, and it shows you exactly where your money goes. FAST TO LOG, SO YOU ACTUALLY KEEP DOING IT • Say it — speak an expense and it's categorised and saved • Ask Siri — "log an expense in Cash Compass" works from Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight and the Action button • Snap it — photograph a receipt and the details are pulled out for you • Or type it — amount-first manual entry in a few taps, works fully offline SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING • Category charts — bar, donut and line views of where the money went • Month-over-month comparison — this period against the last, category by category • Weekly report — what you spent this week vs last, with the categories that moved • Spending-spike alerts — Cash Compass flags a category running above its own recent average • Savings rate — set your monthly income and watch the rate on your dashboard • Tracking streak — consecutive days logged, because consistency is the whole game PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No bank logins. Nothing to connect, nothing to reauthorise, no credentials to breach • Your transactions stay on your device; Premium syncs through your own iCloud account • No ads. No selling your data WORKS WHEREVER YOU DO • Every world currency — set yours and every total, chart and export follows • 33 languages • Separate Personal and Business accounts, switchable in a tap • Cash spending is tracked as easily as card — something bank-feed apps structurally cannot do FREE, AND WHAT PREMIUM ADDS Manual logging is free forever, with no ads. Premium unlocks unlimited voice entry and receipt scanning, the full charts, CSV export, and iCloud sync across your devices. Apple Family Sharing covers 5 more family members at no extra cost — each keeps their own private data; the subscription is the only shared item. Cash Compass is made by a small independent developer. If something's missing or broken, the support link goes to a human.

About

Spendington

Features
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Spendington – AI-Powered Expense Tracker You made money this month. Do you know where it went? Most people lose $200–$400 a month to purchases they barely remember making. Spendington's AI logs every expense the moment you mention it — by text, voice, or photo — so you always know exactly where you stand. Just talk. We handle the rest. Describe your day: "spent $14 on lunch, grabbed coffee for $4.50, $60 at the grocery store." Spendington's AI pulls out every transaction, categorizes them, and confirms with you before saving. Snap a receipt photo. Record a voice note on the way home. It works however you do. What you get: AI expense assistant — Type, talk, or photograph a receipt. The AI extracts, categorizes, and logs everything automatically. Live balance dashboard — Total income vs. total spending, updated the instant you log anything. Category budgets — Set monthly limits by category and see the moment you're approaching them. Recurring transactions — Log rent, subscriptions, and regular bills once. They handle themselves after that. Spending charts — See where your money flows: income vs. expenses, broken down by category. Receipt attachments — Attach photos or files to any transaction for a complete paper trail. Location tagging — Know exactly where each expense happened. Multi-currency with live rates — Built for travelers and anyone earning or spending across currencies. Daily check-in reminders — A nudge at the time you pick so nothing slips through. Who this is for: Anyone who has ever reached the end of the month and wondered where it all went — young professionals, freelancers, students, travelers, and anyone building better money habits from scratch. Free to try. Takes 60 seconds to set up. No spreadsheets. No manual categorization. No end-of-month surprises. Download Spendington and find out exactly where your money is going — starting today.

Screenshots

Spending Tracker4 screens
Spendington4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Spending Tracker at none against Spendington's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spending Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Spendington sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spending Tracker ships an update every 5 days, Spendington every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Spending Tracker versus Spendington: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpending TrackerSpendington
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSwiftAppLab LLCBaretronics Ltd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Spending Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual (recommended)7 Days trial$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Spendington

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Spending Tracker free?
Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spendington free?
Spendington is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spending Tracker or Spendington have ads?
Spendington shows ads; Spending Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Spending Tracker or Spendington?
Spending Tracker ships an update every 5 days, and Spendington every 3 days. Most recently, Spending Tracker was updated on October 11, 2026 and Spendington on October 24, 2026.

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